Last year TDi North posted a thread on the itrdc5 forum (www.itr-dc5.com) saying that they'd developed a turbo kit suitable for the EP3 and the DC5 Type R's. I got straight onto the phone to find out more. After not very much convincing I agreed to make the trip up north and go to see the guys in person. With the promise of a good nose around their facility, time for all my questions and a quick spin in Ben's EG it was an easy sell!

If you haven't seen Ben Smith's K20 converted, Turbocharged, EG Hatch... make sure you check it out on my channel:

www.YouTube.com/Reelmotion

After literally 2minutes of that first test drive in Ben's EG I knew that I not only wanted...but needed a turbo fitted to my car! If you haven't experienced it (Turbo Honda) ...It really is as good as everyone says! Haha

Back at the workshop the conversation started to get serious. After I'd exhausted all possible questions and my mind was put at ease the deal was done. TDi North agreed to use my car to develop the kit and offered a discount on the basis that I would document the whole process and turn it into a video.

The date was set, materials ordered and I went back on my merry way with a beeming smile on my face.

The time dragged waiting for the date to come round but eventually the day of the conversion came.

I was booked into a local hotel for a week while the conversion took place. During that week I went down to the workshop every day to document the whole process, film interviews, ask questions and generally and get in the way.

Hopefully that sets the scene for the video but if you have any more questions get in touch via social media.

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If you're interested strapping a turbo to your car then get in touch with TDi North directly:

The Ace Cafe "Honda Culture & Friends" meet is a bit different to the norm as it offers a chance to see Honda's, VW's, Audi's, BMW's and more all side by side at London's best roadside cafe.

Same as last year, the sun came out early in the day but this year it stayed strong all day. For me, the meet started in Milton Keynes where we met at the old hockey stadium @ 16:45 and convoyed down to Ace Cafe.

By the time we arrived there was already a nice selection of metal on display. The first Ace Cafe "Honda Culture and Friends" meet last year had filled the car park but this year the venue was packed. We had twice as many cars on display inside the barrier and the streets surrounding Ace Cafe were also lined with modified cars

The footage was shot handheld on a Canon 60D DSLR using a stock 18-135mm zoom lens with a vari ND.